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'ro ALL WHoM IT MAY ooNoERN:

Be it known that I, ARBA M. SEYMOUR, Jr., of Madison, in the county of Dane, and State of Wisconsin, have made new and useful Improvements in Churns; and I do hereby declare the following to bc a full, clear, and exact descripti-mof the nature, `construction, and operation of the same, suiiicicnt to enable one skilled in the art to which it appertains to construct and use the same, reference boing had to the accompanying drawings, which are made part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of churn, showing the dashers in their places.

Figure 2 is a view of dashers, and

Figure 3 is asection of the churn. A

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the dashers, one of which is operated up and down, and passes through or partly through the other, which is set at different height, at will, as hereinafter explained. It also consists of the combination of two dashers, of the constructionpt` tho'se hereinafter described, or their eqpivalents. The churn may be constructed of any form, size, or material.

The main or working-dasher, A, consists oi' va cross-head, B, which is furnished with a series of teeth or fingers, C, projecting at an angle from the cross-head, and reaching nearly across the churn. The dormant dasher D, constructed like the dasher A, is placed on the opposite sident' the churn, and its fingers`come intermediateto and hctweeuthosc of the dasher A, the fingers of the two dashers being of suoli size that they will not strike each other, but otherwise iilling the space at the bottom of' the churn, when both dashers are down to the lowest point. Each dashcr is furnished with a stem, E and F, there being in the upper end of each a series of holes, in which are inserted the'pins for holding the dashers in place. On the outside of' the same side of the churn in which the main dasher A is placed are attached a pair of cog-wheels, one large and the other small, and to the large wheel is fastened a hand-crank. Upon thc small one is fastened a short crank, which receives a connecting-rod, by means of which it is connected, through a cross-head at its upper end, with the stem of the dasher A. This cross-head last mentioned is guided by a slot in the en d board of the churn, which extends upward to the proper height for that purpose.

To use the churn, pour in the cream; put the cover in its place; slip thc pin in the stem of the dormant dasher D, at the proper hole to fasten the dasher upon the bottom of the churn. Then adjust the dasher A, so that it will just strike the bott-om of the churn. This is done by putting the wrist-pin ofthe cross-head into the upper hole in the 4top of the stem E. Now turn the hand-crank until the butter is produced. Then, to gather the butter, withdraw the pin from the stem F ofthe dormant Vdasher, and raise that dasher to the top of the cream, where it must be fastened. Raise the dasherA to the top of the cream, and then turn the crank with a steady motion until the butter is gathered, when remove the cover and dashcrs, and the butter is easy of' access. After the churn is emptiedof its contents, it is readily cleaned by churning first cold and then hot water, which will leaveiit clean and sweet for future use. 'l

' Experienced butter-makers have decided that the dasher-churn is the best in use, and I claim to accomplish, ,in the use ofthe dashers, the requisites of a good churn, viz, thorough work an'd economy of time. Butter has been made in the accompanying model, in three minutes from cream, and in seven minutes from milk. Thisl ohurn'is also much cheaper ci" construction than mostA other chnrns.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is The construction, arrangement, and operation of the dushers, as and for the purpose specified.

ARBA M. SEYMOUR, Jn.

Witnesses:

O. E. WooDBUnY,

J. E. MANN. 

